Missouri Star Quilt Company, known as the "Disneyland of Quilting," offers a vast selection of fabrics and quilting supplies, making it a must-visit for quilters and their families. Pull out the ...

Jenny and Ron Doan, founders of the Missouri Star Quilt Company, brought their quilts and their well-rehearsed, “working trunk show” to Lehi last Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5. Hundreds of quilt ...

Just a few years ago, downtown Hamilton, Mo., looked a lot like a thousand other forgotten, rural towns. Abandoned, forlorn buildings marred the main drag. But in recent years, an explosively ...

My grandmother taught me to quilt. She’d pull up a chair at the wooden frame in her front room, hand me a thimble, needle and thread, and instruct how to hand-stitch around the Dutch Girl bonnets. She ...

HAMILTON, Mo. — A small idea in a small town has made a huge impact. Quilting turned the northern Missouri town of Hamilton into a thriving tourist destination. Jenny Doan is the woman behind the ...

Rags to riches: Before quilting made her a YouTube star, Jenny Doan says, “I could have written a book on how to feed a family for $50 a week.” Image: Tim Pannell for Forbes Jenny Doan is nibbling on ...

Hamilton, Missouri, is seeking to diversify its attractions, even as it eagerly awaits the return of visitors to its popular fabric shops. Over the past 11 years, Hamilton, Missouri, has generated a ...

Jenny Doan is nibbling on a plate of andouille pumpkin penne at Blue Sage, a restaurant with soft lighting and black cloth napkins. Once a bankrupt California housewife, she’s lunching with four of ...

Precut fabric is my favorite. But what to make with those layer cakes in my stash? In this article, you will find over 25 ...

In 2009, my new quilting business was struggling to get off the ground. The recession had hit my family and my town of Hamilton, Mo., pretty hard and I had started Missouri Star Quilt Company as a way ...